Yesterday, cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Federal Reserve issued cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365
Beige Book, which provides great anecdotal information on cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 economy. The previous link is to cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 entire piece, which I recommend for anyone. Here are cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 important excerpts (offset and in italics) with commentary and charts (what else).
Reports indicate that holiday sales were generally disappointing. Sales in cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, New York, Richmond, and San Francisco Districts were varyingly described as lackluster, weak, below year-ago levels, or mixed. Kansas City reported that spending was solid, but below expectations. Sales rose modestly according to Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and St. Louis reports. Atlanta and New York merchants noted that foreign buyers were a boost to holiday sales. Overall, cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 outlook for 2008 among retail merchants was cautious.
8 districts reported poor holiday sales. That's a clear majority and it is not a good sign. This information jibes with cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 latest retail economic data. The Census Bureau
recently reported:The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for December, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $382.9 billion, a decrease of 0.4 percent (±0.7%)* from cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 previous month, but 4.1 percent (±0.7%) above December 2006. Total sales for cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 12 months of 2007 were up 4.2 percent (±0.4%) from 2006. Total sales for cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 October through December 2007 period were up 4.9 percent (±0.5%) from cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 same period a year ago. The October to November 2007 percent change was revised from +1.2 percent (±0.7%) to +1.0 percent (±0.2%).
Also note that traders have been dumping retail shares.

Notice cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 following with cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 retail ETF:
-- Prices are more than 10% below cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 200 day SMA
-- All cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 SMAs are heading lower
-- The shorter SMAs are below cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 longer SMAs
-- Prices are below 3 of cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 SMAs and are just barely above cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 10 day SMA.
In short -- traders are clearly selling cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 retail sector.
Most Districts reported that vehicle sales for late 2007 were below year-ago levels. However, cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Minneapolis report noted strong demand from area farmers and Canadians purchasing vehicles across cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 border. The Atlanta and Kansas City Districts reported that sluggish vehicle demand has resulted in unexpected inventory accumulation. However, imports and fuel-efficient vehicles continued to sell well according to cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Dallas reports. Atlanta noted that some foreign brands had turned to fleet sales to offset generally weaker retail demand. Dealers in Philadelphia and Cleveland anticipated that sales in 2008 would be flat to lower than in 2007.
All cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 auto markets -- even Toyota -- are taking a hit right now.



All three charts are pretty ugly. Notice:
-- Prices are below all cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 SMAs
-- All cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 SMAs are headed lower
-- Prices are below cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 200 day SMA (yes, even Toyota).
Most reports cited robust demand in several nonfinancial service industries including health care, hospitality, legal, and insurance. According to Atlanta, cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 demand for engineers, particularly in petrochemical fields, was very strong. Reports on temporary staffing services were mixed. For instance, Dallas and Philadelphia noted that employment firms reported weaker demand for temporary workers, whereas New York and Richmond reported relatively strong demand.
Health care is pretty resistant to economic downturns, so this shouldn't be a surprise. In addition, as cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 US population gets older, cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 entire field of older person care will continue to grow. Health care employment was on of cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 continuing bright spots for this cycle.

And "leisure and hospitality" (think, "you want fries with that) has been doing well.

As has professional services:

I have to wonder about cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 long-term viability of professional services with cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 housing slowdown going.
Reports on manufacturing activity varied. Kansas City reported that manufacturing was expanding and that manufacturers were relatively upbeat. Cleveland reported that manufacturing output remained steady overall, whereas Dallas indicated that conditions continued to soften. New York reported that manufacturing activity appeared to weaken somewhat in early December, but noted some improvement later in cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 month. Among cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 positive reports, San Francisco noted that production and new orders for commercial aircraft and parts remained solid, while sales of information-technology products continued to increase moderately. Boston said that sales of aircraft equipment and pharmaceuticals continued to rise at a robust rate. Atlanta and Minneapolis noted that defense and energy-related manufacturers reported strong activity. St. Louis and San Francisco reported that cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 local food production industry was expanding.

I noted cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 industrials a few days ago. This sector is not looking good right now.
-- Prices have moved below cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 200 day SMA
-- The shorter SMAs are below cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 longer SMAs
-- Prices are below all cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 SMAs, which will pull cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 overall trend lower
-- The shorter SMAs have crossed cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 200 day SMA, adding downward pressure to cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 long-term trend.
Conditions in most housing markets remained quite weak through year-end. The pace of sales continued to be sluggish, and inventories persisted at historically high levels according to most Districts. Home construction levels continued to decline according to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, and St. Louis reports. Reports on home prices varied. While Dallas observed that home prices were steady, Atlanta, Cleveland, Kansas City, New York, and Richmond reported that prices declined; cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Boston and San Francisco Districts said that changes in home prices were mixed. Overall, contacts anticipate that housing markets will remain weak during cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 first part of 2008.
Gee -- housing's a wreck. Who would have thought that?


The real estate and homebuilders ETF are both very bearish. Notice cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 following:
-- Prices are below cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 200 day SMA
-- The shorter SMAs are below cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 longer SMAs
-- All cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 SMAs are headed lower
-- Prices are below all cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 SMAs
Reports suggest that both business and consumer lending activity slowed in most Districts from mid-November through December. Residential mortgage lending continued to contract in all Districts while refinancing activity varied. For instance, Chicago and Richmond noted increased refinancing activity, but New York cited widespread declines in refinancing. Reports on commercial real estate loan demand were also mixed, although Dallas and Cleveland noted relatively healthy demand. Most reports indicated that credit standards for most loan categories had tightened over cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 period. Downward pressure on deposits was noted by Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, St Louis, Kansas City, and Dallas. Several Districts reported declines in loan quality and increased delinquencies.
The US financial system is a wreck right now.

Notice cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 following:
-- Prices are below cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 200 day SMA
-- The shorter SMAs are below cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 longer SMAs
-- All cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 SMAs are headed lower
-- Prices are below all cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 SMAs
The performance of cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 agricultural sector across Districts was generally favorable. Upbeat conditions in Chicago, Minneapolis, and San Francisco were attributed to a combination of higher crop prices and favorable weacá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r. Dallas and San Francisco reported strong domestic and global demand for cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365ir products. Kansas City reported that strong demand and low inventories boosted prices and income for crop producers. However, despite recent rains, conditions for drought-stricken areas in cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Atlanta and Richmond Districts remained generally poor.
Activity in cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 energy sector increased according to cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Atlanta, Dallas, Kansas City, and Minneapolis Districts. Dallas noted a sharp rise in cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Texas rig count while Kansas City cited strong drilling activity in Oklahoma and Colorado. However, seasonal factors dampened drilling activity in cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Cleveland District, and reports on coal production in cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 region were mixed. Atlanta indicated that Gulf Coast crude inventories were low, but new offshore platforms should help boost production in 2008.

Agricultural prices are in cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 middle of a three year bull run. There are strong fundamental reasons for this: India's and China's increased living standards, cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 use of agricultural additives to cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 fuel suppply and drought issues in some parts of cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 world.

Yesterday I speculated that oil may be forming a double top. Something I will add to that analysis is cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 continuing decline of
US stockpiles.
And cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 continuing move lower by cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 US dollar:

Because oil is priced in dollars, a drop in cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 dollar is a de facto increase in oil's price.

Industrial metals have been in a trading range/consolidation pattern for cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 last two years. However,

Precious metals are increasing, largely as an inflation hedge.
There really isn't that much good news in cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 report. Outside of agricultural prices and exports everything else is in questionable territory.